I was going to play Mentor tonight but maybe I'll play tomorrow and stream as well like I did last week. It was fun. For me, anyway.

this past round of Mentor was done on stream! I hadn't streamed in months so this was fun. ko-fi.com/post/MENTOR-...

absolutely in love with my new hair dryer's hairbrush extension.

read the last of the Facets snippets on camera! vt.tiktok.com/ZSxH5jNCg/

did I spend about half the day in the kitchen today? yes. was it absolutely worth it? also yes.

a little update! ko-fi.com/i/IO1O31ZZN99

absolutely love having my kids take my new bookstagram photos not just because I no longer have to think about what books to use (and my brain no longer goes "all your photos look the same!") but because it's something we can do together. 📚💙

this story gripped me by the heart and I had to write it. The Trek Upward is now available for Dedications tier members on Ko-fi! #booksky ko-fi.com/post/EXCLUSI...

when you realise you need to refilm your video because you were out of frame!!! whoops!!!

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I did my first stream on twitch in about 6? 7 months? first non-writing stream too. idk how fun it was for other people but I had fun. lol. (and got some writing inspiration i'll come back to.)

'aaj dil udaas hai, aur wajaah maloom hotay huye bhi nahi maloom.' this month's prompt was an urdu poem (found by yours truly) that really resonated with me. I like to think my story meets it, but what do you think? #booksky ko-fi.com/post/AUTHOR-...

writing a blog post about my books now being on Itchio makes it more official, right? araopenpages.com?p=4548

one of my favourite lines from this Saturday's exclusive short story! #wipwednesday 'Her name fell from his lips like a prayer, soft with reverence and disbelief, grief clinging to the edges of his eyes as he stared at her.'

the first, written in 2023 - one of the first prompts we had, i think! ko-fi.com/post/AUTHOR-...

did i just reread two of my stories because I revisit this location in the new prompt one going up on Thursday and hoped reading these two would help me with titles? yes. did it help? no. did i thoroughly enjoy the stories though? yes. still proud of them. (not sure how i feel about the new one.)

let's not talk about how this is going, shall we. 😔 ko-fi.com/post/MENTOR-...

If you're a writer, write "I waited" without saying it. There was a silence that spoke of anticipation. An anxious fluttering in my stomach, really, one I could not quell. I sat on my hands and bit my lower lip to keep from pestering the adults in the car with my only question: "Are we there yet?"

(okay you know what i'm gonna test myself with this.)

I just realised the two short stories i wrote for Ko-fi this month (free/paid) have similar themes but going in the opposite directions of it and I'm am gnawing on the bars of my enclosure going "WHO? WHO LET YOU DO THIS?" me. I let me do this. I played myself. #writingcommunity

🎉 It's that time again! Submissions time! 🎉 Delighted to announce that submissions are open from the 16th of May until the 26th of May 2026. You can find full details on how to submit and what we are looking for here: www.fullhouseliterary.com/submissions

oh I can dig through my work on Ko-fi to try and submit for FH, their submissions are open till the 26th! #writingcommunity

fingers crossed for a move away from the brain fog now! ko-fi.com/post/Treats-...

my books are no longer being distributed by D2D and are only on Ko-fi & Itchio! www.linkedin.com/posts/aradhn...

kids are asleep, I can solo rpg a bit (Mentor by @thetomatowriter.bsky.social has been fun and helping me flesh out one of my OCs) and then I sleep a bit early because I have to be at the hospital by 7am. 🙃

I know for a fact i'm gonna want a sweet treat after my treatment tomorrow so I prepped some ramekins of cookie pie to bake in the evening/night after I get back from the hospital.

little snippet from nowhere now available on Ko-fi! #writingcommunity ko-fi.com/i/IN4N21ZEI3J

my books are now also available on Itch! aradhna-k.itch.io

cross posted the snippet video on YT! youtube.com/shorts/UyZSI...

'He smiled, a life well lived in the deep lines crinkling at the corners of his eyes and lips.' I have yet to actually start this month's prompt story - I was supposed to yesterday! - but this line came to me fully formed when I fixed on my story idea. #wipwednesday

Absolutely so stoked to have been featured on @myleejmiller.bsky.social's newsletter! You can read the interview here - open.substack.com/pub/myleemil... - and subscribe to her Substack here - substack.com/@myleejmiller! Thank you again, Mylee!

omg i've had this post in my drafts for so long i meant to post it ages ago and i FORGOT.

pulled another card for Mentor! Ko-fi members can read how the game is going now! ko-fi.com/post/MENTOR-...

I'm thrilled to announce that applications for the Street Team for my debut adult dark romantasy, HEART OF BONE, are now open! I'd love to have your support - fill out the form if you're interested in taking part! 🩵 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

just shared myself reading another snippet from Facets on TikTok. is it getting easier to do this? I can't tell. #writingcommunity vt.tiktok.com/ZS93tRQJx/

🤞🏼i'll be posting the stories that are on Ko-fi over on Itch this coming week. #writingcommunity

update! late to link because well. I forgot. ko-fi.com/i/IG2G61Z6JG0

new poem on Ko-fi for Acknowledgements members! (I love writing faith inspired poetry so much.) ko-fi.com/post/POEM-Wh...

am I browsing to see where my WIPs would fit in the bookstores if I ever (finished) published them? maybe!

came out to buy a gift for my mil for Mother's Day and hubs still needs about 10 minutes with his work while i'm done so - bookstores browsing time!

as a chronically ill writer, i'd rather never write again than use ai to write for me. it would make me (more) depressed to never get my ideas down on page, but i'd rather that than use stolen words to tell a (mediocre and unfeeling) story.

Tuesday saw a first look at session one of my solo rpg (Mentor) playthrough for Ko-fi members: ko-fi.com/Post/MENTOR-... The prompt round up went live on my website on Wednesday: araopenpages.com?p=4544

I haven't posted any of my links here in the past couple of days even though posts went up as scheduled because i've been busy so they will be shared tonight.

#wipwednesday 'Now she pays for her inattention.' Very excited to transcribe this for Ko-fi! 👀

April is over! happy May! ko-fi.com/post/A-Witty...

the prompt round up for April is also on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/posts/aradhn...

literally gonna do one challenge per session for Mentor because it allows me to write a little bit for each bit of it. means today I only drew the one card but whoo, enjoy the direction this game is taking already! #solorpg #writingcommunity

forgot to link this yesterday but this month's prompt round up is on my Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/post/AUTHOR-...

I swear, the writers patch discord calling me the "queen of yearning" is going to my head ilu guys for the compliments. (I need to be brought back to earth and humbled.)

If you knew the context, you'd laugh too. #wipwednesday '“He’s very formal with her. Usually he’s only like that with the elders in our families or at work.” Nikhil wasn’t so formal with Zoya when he was having supposedly hushed conversations behind pillars, Shalini thought.'